{"product_id":"the-visual-world-of-shadows","title":"The Visual World of Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow the perception of shadows  studied by vision scientists and visual artists  reveals the inner workings of the visual system. In The Visual World of Shadows  Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh examine how the perception of shadows  as studied by vision scientists and visual artists  reveals the inner workings of the visual system. Shadows are at once a massive problem for visionwhich must distinguish them from objects or material features of objectsand a resource  signaling the presence  location  shape  and size of objects. Casati and Cavanagh draw up an inventory of information retrievable from shadows  showing their amazing variety. They present an overview of the visual system  distinguishing between measurement and inference. They discuss the shadow mission  the work done by the visual brain to parse  and perhaps discard  the information from shadows; shadow ownership  the association of a shadow with the object that casts it; shadow labeling  the visual systems ability to tell shadows from nonshadows; and the shadow concept  our knowledge about shadows as a category. Casati and Cavanagh then apply the theoretical apparatus they have developed for shadows to other phenomena: illumination  reflection  and transparency. Finally  they examine the art of the shadow  paying tribute to artists exploration of shadow  analyzing a series of artworks (reproduced in color) from a rich and fascinating art historical corpus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984006770741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262039583","price":61.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262039581.jpg?v=1770818519","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-visual-world-of-shadows","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}